Vanilla Cupcakes with Vegan Chocolate Frosting (Grain and Dairy Free)

This past week I celebrated a dear friend’s birthday. My family went over to our friend’s house for a potluck.The day of the potluck I wanted to bring some dessert, but was undecided on what to make. Then I asked my four year old daughter, Emma, what she wanted to make. Any guesses?! “Cupcakes, Cupcakes”, Emma exclaimed! I’ve really been enjoying baking with almond and coconut flours lately, so I decided to create a recipe based on these flours. The cupcakes turned out delicious. They are moist, grain-free and quite addicting. Alright, they are VERY addicting. I am pretty sure I will be making them again this week just so I get to eat most of them this time!

Melt coconut oil over low heat in a sauce pan. Add in chocolate chips and stevia. Stir and cook for 3 more minutes. Remove pan from burner and let the frosting cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Use a rubber spatula or flat knife to spread the frosting on top of each cupcake.

This coming Wednesday, I will be joining 4 fantastic bloggers to launch an allergy-friendly blog hop. You will be able to link up your recipes and they will appear on all of our blogs. I am very excited to see all of the incredible recipes posted here in just a few short days!

Comments

Love the pics. Looks yummy. thanks for posting. I am gluten and lactose intolearant and having ahard time.I added your post to my blog for a week. I hope that is ok.Malika the No non-cents Nanna. htpp://nonon-centsnannablogspot.com

Drool!!! These look wonderful. I like how the almond meal to coconut flour works (I've found this ratio works really well – nice balance of flavors). Great job! I'm working on a vegan, grain-free lemon cake with a vegan chocolate frosting (great minds think alike my friend)!! 🙂

Almond and coconut flour work so great together-you really can't go wrong with them! Coconut oil goes well with these cupcakes as well. You could add in shredded coconut into the batter if you are a coconut fan like me 🙂

Your cupcakes look delicious. I have not baked with coconut flour yet, but I often use almond flour and I love the flavour it gives to the dishes as well as the texture. I'm sure coconut flour must add a wonderful flavour too. Thank you for sharing this post with the Hearth and Soul hop.

Hi Laura,These are great looking cupcakes. I am going to make them for my Granddaughter, she will just love them. Hope you are having a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.Come Back Soon!Miz Helen

I'm working on stocking my freezer for the upcoming birth of my second child. I would love for you to come share this recipe at my Make-ahead Monday Link-up over at Raising Isabella! I would love for there to be some gluten free options on my link-up!

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